Shloka 7

Devanagari script

उवाच चाद्याहमहं दुरात्मन्‌ पास्यामि ते शोणितमाजिमध्ये । अथैवमुक्तस्तनयस्तवाग्रां शक्ति वेगात्‌ प्राहिणोन्मृत्युरूपाम्‌,फिर वे इस प्रकार बोले--“दुरात्मन! आज इस संग्राममें मैं तेरा रक्त-पान करूँगा।' भीमके ऐसा कहते ही आपके पुत्रने उनके ऊपर बड़े वेगसे एक भयंकर शक्ति चलायी, जो मृत्युरूप जान पड़ती थी

Transliteration

uvāca cādyāham ahaṃ durātman pāsyāmi te śoṇitam āji-madhye | athaivam uktas tanayas tavāgrāṃ śaktiṃ vegāt prāhiṇon mṛtyu-rūpām ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Dan dia mengisytiharkan, “Wahai si jahat, hari ini di tengah medan perang ini aku akan meminum darahmu.” Tatkala Bhīma berkata demikian, putera tuanku segera melontar ke arahnya dengan daya yang besar senjata lembing “śakti” yang menggerunkan, seakan-akan jelmaan Maut sendiri.

Word by Word

उवाचsaid/spoke

चand

अद्यtoday

अहम्I

दुरात्मन्O evil-souled one

पास्यामिI shall drink

तेyour

शोणितम्blood

आजिin battle

मध्येin the midst

अथthen

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

तनयःson

तवyour

अग्राम्foremost/front (as an epithet; here qualifying the weapon/śakti in some recensions)

शक्तिम्a spear/javelin (śakti-weapon)

वेगात्with force/impetus

प्राहिणोत्sent/shot forth

मृत्युरूपाम्death-formed, like Death itself

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīma

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'your')

Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (unspecified in this verse)

Śakti (spear-weapon)

Mṛtyu (Death, personified)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension of war: wrathful vows and dehumanizing speech (“I will drink your blood”) intensify violence, while the narrative frames the ensuing act as almost fated—deadly weapons move like ‘Death’ itself, reminding readers how anger and vengeance can eclipse dharma even within kṣatriya warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma issues a fierce threat in the middle of combat. Immediately afterward, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (a Kaurava warrior, not named in this line) responds by hurling a terrifying spear-weapon (śakti) at Bhīma with great force, described as resembling Death.